Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-02
TURNER MASQUERADE.
THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL BAL
MASQUE OF THE TURN.YEREIN.
The Old Pavilion Gaily Decorated
A Brilliant Assemblage-Pri
and Characters.

The Old Pavilion Gaily Decorated
A Brilliant Assemblage-Priz
and Characters.
The eighteenth annual masquerade by
the Sacramento Turn Verein was held last
night at the old Pavilion, which had been
very handsomely decorated for the occasion
by George Boyne. Banners. draped bunt-
ing, cartoons, flags and caricature designs
were disposed about the walls of the hall,
while streamers crossed the ceiling and
the colors of all nations hung in lines on
either side of and across the hall. Preced-
ing the grand march the Hussar Band gave
an instrumental concert, much to the graft
fication of the very large audience present
Raised seats, in five terraces, cccu-
pied three sides of the hall, and were
well filled. Indeed i. was as large an
assemblage as the large hall could conf
fortably accommodate. While the au-
dience waited. rather impatiently-for it
was half-past 10 before the maskers ap-
peared Tan unreasonably late hour)-a
gymnastic exhibition, mainly grotesoue and
burlesque upon the performances Of the
circus ring. The feats were all well per-
formed, and served well in distracting the
attention of the people from the long wait
before the grand march. This precedent
entertainment was also greatly enhanced
by the fine music discoursed by the Hussar
band.
The grand march was led by section of
the Committee of Management, followed
by the band. Then came two Heralds
gorgeously arrayed, and glittering in pol
ished armor; next a group on two floats
borne upon the shoulders of maskers, rep
resenting the traditional story of Gessler
and His Cap" and "Tell and His Son."
The characters were well costumed, and
the story of the craftsmanship OF Tell
and the cruelty of Gesler clearly revealed
by the posing of the group. Then came
the maskerS in pairs and trios as best suited
Them The number, while large, was not so
great as we have seen at former Turner
masauerades; there was not the
variety nor originality that has marked
other costuming under direction of the So
ciety. The showing while brilliant in
color and charming for the many handsome
forms and neat drapery, was not notable
for rich costuming, while as to dramatic
effect in the way of acting, there was really
nothing worthy of note. The absence of
manifestations of skill in this direction was
not due to the Turner's, for they offered
remarkably fine lot of prizes, and plenty of
them and their management was admirable.
Probably the delay in the grand march
was not due TO the committee, which ap-
peared to be prompt and thoroughly
drilled; in fact no masquerade has been
generally better managed. There was an
unusual number of merry-makers in
dominoes, as if the most of the participants
care too little for the event to go to the
trouble of designing or procuring striking
costumes. Without the dominoes the
kaleidoscope scene of the mingling
throng would have been much more
brilliant. There was the usual number
of flower girls, Ministries, dandies and fanci
fully dressed maskers, but only few
richly dressed ones. and very few prone
made costumes that cost much labor or
money. Among the more striking features,
note is worthy to be made of these {:
Manrico, by Ernest Sheppleman Chief
of Police Dillman, by Peter Schuman-a
good PRESERVATION; Miss Kitty Baldwin,
representing local candy factory; Indian
chief by S. 2. Coon-a full costume;
" Father Time" by a. ]. FAREWELL fine
copy of the familiar figure, with
scythe and hour-glass. The pied Piper of
Hamelin" (rat-catcher) by C. Jones, was
well costumed but not up the stature of
the traditional figure. 8 Mrs. Quick" by
Mrs. f. A. Mason; group, " Wizard |
Oil" concert troupe, E. Evers, Herman
Evers. f. Griswold Crawford Holland |
Chas. Holland, g. Gotthold. The group |
had wagon and an organ, a quartet, |
a lecturer and driver. They sang
well, and make the burlesque a keen |
and witty one, notably the manner in |
which the driver managed his fiery SAW |
horses was as comical as the lover of bur |
lesque would desire. A group of three la.
dies, Sophie and Gertie Jones and Mrs. |
Sadie Burns, represented picture
used by Caporal tobacco as vignette. The |
picture is that of lady, seated, admiring |
a portrait one of the number has painted, !
who stands aside with brush and palette !
in hand, but looking over the sitters
shoulder; The third stands erect, with !
hands behind her back and head thrown |
forward in admiration of the work.
The drapery, posing, details of the fore
ground, all made up beautiful scene. II ,
only the ladies had chosen picture not |
demeaned 10 the uses of tobacco adverti.-
ing. how much more effective and beauti- |
full would their charming posing have |
been. Liberty Frightening the World
was a capital take off on the Bar
tholdi statue. A negro woman mounted |
on a pedestal held aloft a campaign
torch. The makeup was grolesque /
in the extreme and the actor deservcGly |
was awarded prize. There were four or
five groups of Three Little Maids from
the Mikado The best draped Of these /
though none had more than " hint OF |
japanese costumery in their dressing /
were Miss Mary Burns, Mrs. Kate Cornell, !
Miss Josie DAVIS. One set of Three Little
Maids" was raw burlesque AID capital, I
the actors being Alice Won Boden, Julia /
Gattman, Mrs. q. S. Olive; Indian Girl III
full buckskin, bead embroidered costume
Mrs Mamie L. May. ThGs Gleason |
personated by George shannon Starved 10
Death, PROSTATE figure apparently dead |
alter frightful agony, repulsIveiy elective
part by Louis Reiber. Snow Bound, by
Lulu Areuzy, represented figure snow
wrapped, on the broad brim of Its
snow ladened hat were seen miniG-
ture railway trains half buried in snow
drifts or sequestered in snow-sheds q
genuinely original design and especially
good Two beer drinkers, one fat to eX
tremity, and Jolly to hilarity drank the
Ruhstaller beer; the other, lank and lean,
did not Both took prize, thus leaving
it in doubt which TO initiate, Moorish
Chieftain, W. j. kaerth, rich costume;
=" The Genius of Gold" called by the
lady Princess Gold,' whatever hat may
mean, a richly dressed figure, suggesting
gold and Pactolean treasures and fat
purses. and all thst, by Mrs George
Sellinger Bavarian peasant girl, a correct
costume, and one of the very few national
types, Isador Marschutz; Miersbacher peas
ant girl, another correct costume Of dis
tant people, s. G. Aiarschutz; Ella Baleman
as a Spanish girl; Miss Rose Robins rs an
East Indian princess Mrs. 5. ID. Coon as the
Bell Conservatory, rich costume. Glass
Put In" L. A. Kidder personating
Phil Cohen-good Harry Holmes
organ grinder, with a real monkey.
Los Angeles victim, dilapidated tourist
with an orange branch wilted and a carpet
sack and hat in like state, C. II. Krebs, an
amusing burlesque; ribbon girl, Mrs. A.
Miller, good costume and original.
Hon. John We'll presided during the
evening, and at 11;45 called to order, when
the prizes were announced by these judges: